Reposted by @melissadissents.bsky.socialMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 13/10/2026THREE WEEKS FROM TODAY IS THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF THE MOST CORRUPT ADMINISTRATION IN U.S. HISTORY. IF WE ALL VOTE. 🗳️ #AccountabilityIsComing11/3/26 41094902279
Reposted by @melissadissents.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026On this day in 1994, the Clinton administration's heathcare reform plan was declared "dead" by Congress. Over 30 years later, the US is still the only industrialized country without universal healthcare. This should be a national outrage. 701199865980
Reposted by @melissadissents.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 06/06/2026California just held an election w/paper ballots, signature verification, audits, bipartisan oversight & public vote counting procedures. You don’t get to yell “fraud” every time voters make a choice you don’t like. Take the whiny little b*tch act somewhere else. We’re not buying it in this state! 639156364460
Reposted by @melissadissents.bsky.socialCharlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 30/04/2026I realize this is obvious to most but allow me to rant: At the core of Trump's base love for him is a simmering resentment over their mediocrity and gratitude for him making it permissible to be arrogant whilst mediocre. Everything in this cult can be traced back to that. (thread) 7448511196
Reposted by @melissadissents.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Reminder that any political party trying to make it harder to vote is sending a clear message: they can't win on their ideas alone. 398203975671
Reposted by @melissadissents.bsky.socialCraiger @beartownboy.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Ya, the left really needs to tone down the rhetoric.... 22561122747
Reposted by @melissadissents.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Today's VRA decision is intellectually dishonest and wrong. The conservative court basically said: Black people can vote for their preferred candidates, as long as they prefer the right candidates -- which will be Republicans. An absolutely mockery of the law and a stain on the court. 13047151758
Reposted by @melissadissents.bsky.socialDiane @dianesf.bsky.social · 27/04/2026No ID checks No luggage searches No magnometers No hand checks No security Bomb squad took 3 HOURS to arrive They are lying to you I'm so tired of the lies. This is not a serious threat, because this is not a serious administration. What have they done to help regular everyday Americans? 1063032862
Reposted by @melissadissents.bsky.socialWajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Didn't Melania's husband mock the Pope, post blasphemous content, threaten genocide, ridicule and threaten the press, and engage in an illegal, unwinnable war with Iran -- all of that in the past month? Very offensive, divisive, and hateful. 408104732530
Reposted by @melissadissents.bsky.socialcait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 26/04/2026running to the Nazi website to complain that people were being mean to you for hitting the red carpet at Nazi Prom 124108451562
Reposted by @melissadissents.bsky.socialDaniel Moser @dmoser.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Pollution levels in Paris after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport. 262218384647
Reposted by @melissadissents.bsky.socialCanadian Resistance 🇨🇦🇪🇺 @cdnresistance.bsky.social · 27/04/2026From CBC News: Canadian detained by ICE for 6 months says he's an 'indefinite' prisoner, has no idea when he'll get out. 58 Canadians are being held by ICE. Avoid all nonessential travel to the United States. 107126464961
Reposted by @melissadissents.bsky.socialQasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 27/04/2026In her Trump interview, Norah O'Donnell read the shooter's manifesto that he's tired of rapists and pedophiles & asked for Trump's response. He attacked her as a horrible person & declared, "I'm not a rapist. I'm not a pedophile." The manifest didnt name Trump a rapist/pedophile. He just assumed. 48757186
Reposted by @melissadissents.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 26/04/2026Todd Blanche desperately fumbling around to change the narrative away from firearms crossing state lines. He knows he’s supposed to be selling the ballroom as the solution and not common sense gun laws. 24540931229
Reposted by @melissadissents.bsky.socialMeanwhile in Indiana… @robertlandrumjr.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Funny how that works. 🤔🫤🤨🙂↔️ 990238676057
Reposted by @melissadissents.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Anyone suggesting we should stop accurately pointing out factual ways that the president is wrecking this country on a daily basis, or expressing an opinion about that, because of something a random nut does is espousing a profoundly un-American concept that I completely reject. 456158413821
Reposted by @melissadissents.bsky.socialCaliflower 😎💙 @califlower1.bsky.social · 26/04/2026This shit needs to stop now! There are generations of naturalized citizens here who don’t deserve nor warrant this treatment. 012
Reposted by @melissadissents.bsky.socialDirk Straun @dirk-straun.bsky.social · 26/04/2026My conclusions were made seconds after I saw a headline but it's good to know the facts. 792195506728
Reposted by @melissadissents.bsky.socialBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 24/04/2026This is important. “More than 100 retired NASA astronauts have banded together to form a new nonpartisan organization…its members “believe deeply in the principles that have propelled our nation for 250 years,” such as the rule of law, checks and balances and the peaceful transition of power.”scientificamerican.comFormer NASA astronauts launch new group to promote U.S. constitutional valuesMore than 100 NASA astronauts have signed on to a nonpartisan effort to promote “the principles that have propelled our nation for 250 years” 185122353493
Reposted by @melissadissents.bsky.socialCaliflower 😎💙 @califlower1.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Yup, no. Disgusting human. 142
Reposted by @melissadissents.bsky.socialAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Excellent. People are pissed. Now do something about it. Have you registered to vote? Do you have all the documentation you need in order to do so? Start planning now. Anger is good. Action is better. 40484792662
Reposted by @melissadissents.bsky.socialJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 24/04/2026This photo should be on the front page of every single newspaper in America today. 38484153216660
Reposted by @melissadissents.bsky.socialCaliflower 😎💙 @califlower1.bsky.social · 23/04/2026👏👏👏👏👏🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 001
Reposted by @melissadissents.bsky.socialDennis @jedclampett.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Things were so normal before he was allowed into politics….. 923155453945
Reposted by @melissadissents.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 22/04/2026EXCLUSIVE: In the Trump administration’s latest bid to assert control over elections, federal officials are keeping qualified experts off a key federal committee that helps create standards for voting equipment used in U.S. elections.democracydocket.comExclusive: Trump administration blocking appointments to key panel overseeing voting machines, officials sayOne official described the blocks as “f****** crazy.” 218899
Reposted by @melissadissents.bsky.socialTrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 22/04/2026Another (brief) article about the two flippable Georgia State Supreme Court elections on May 19th. I’m gonna keep amplifying this every chance I get, and I hope you do, too. Our Dem-aligned candidates are Miracle Rankin and Jen Jordan. @jenjordanga.bsky.social www.gpb.org/news/2026/04...gpb.orgDemocrats bet on two State Supreme Court racesThree state Supreme Court seats are up for reelection this May and two of the races are contested. 13322
Reposted by @melissadissents.bsky.socialAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 22/04/2026Texas redistricts without a vote, Republicans cheer. Dems in Virginia respond by putting it UP FOR A VOTE OF THE PEOPLE, it passes, Republican cry foul. Oh well. Good job Virginia!! 16278871622
Reposted by @melissadissents.bsky.socialTrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 19/04/2026The next Democratic Congress and Administration must dedicate significant resources towards investigating what I think is shaping up to be the biggest corruption scandal in American history. This is blatant market manipulation based on internal policy knowledge. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...theguardian.comTraders placed over $1bn in perfectly timed bets on the Iran war. What is going on?Suspicious wagers on the US-Israel war in Iran are creating huge windfalls and raising concerns among lawmakers 614467
Reposted by @melissadissents.bsky.socialTrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 19/04/2026Teapot Dome is considered to be the worst financially-incentivized corruption scandal in American history. If someone in the Administration is profiting off of U.S. military/foreign policy - or worse *influencing* it for profit - it will make Teapot Dome look like a back alley card game. 13612
Reposted by @melissadissents.bsky.socialProfessor Darkness @professordarkness.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Time to burn their attempted Empire to the ground! 🔥🔥🔥 01712
Reposted by @melissadissents.bsky.socialQuakerOrts🫘 ᴜs ❌👑 @quakerorts.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Scientists called the new finding “very concerning” as a collapse would have catastrophic consequences for Europe, Africa and the Americas. Climate Apocalypse www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comCritical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thoughtScientists say finding is ‘very concerning’ as collapse would be catastrophic for Europe, Africa and the Americas 001
Reposted by @melissadissents.bsky.socialMaddowBlog @maddowblog.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Maddow: "Amid all of this insanity it may be a good time to remember that this kind of desperation from the White House and from the president is palpably driven by fear." 15970941842
Reposted by @melissadissents.bsky.socialJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Swalwell has announced his resignation from Congress. It’s impossible not to ask why Texas Republican Tony Gonzales hasn’t done the same. And why the GOP doesn’t insist the Epstein files, which repeatedly mention the head of their party, be fully released. 18050081319
Reposted by @melissadissents.bsky.socialQasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 13/04/2026Democratic Rep Swalwell is resigning from Congress. Good. A step towards accountability. Simultaneously, MAGA Rep Tony Gonzales (who is married) lied about an affair with his aide, Regina Santos-Aviles (who was married). Santos-Aviles later died by suicide. Gonzales faces ZERO GOP accountability. 531251328
Reposted by @melissadissents.bsky.socialCharlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 13/04/2026If it wasn't already clear, you can definitively mark today, the morning after Donald Trump depicted himself as Jesus Christ, that congressional Republicans fully revealed themselves to not actually care at all about Christian values. It was always primarily a grift. 421866471
Reposted by @melissadissents.bsky.socialAnalisa Swan (she/her) @analisaswan.bsky.social · 13/04/2026It shouldn’t be a surprise that the Trump/GOP economy is historically BAD!!! Time & time again, Republicans TRASH the American economy, with Democrats having to clean up Republicans’ mess! Dems create jobs across the USA economy, are focused on the affordability crisis to lower prices, & healthcare! 16309160
Reposted by @melissadissents.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Wow — hey @nytimes.com are you gonna explain to your readers why you changed the headline to this @ezraklein.bsky.social piece about Hasan? Who did you capitulate to? 🤔 441022226
Reposted by @melissadissents.bsky.socialemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 12/04/2026This seems to have gotten memory holed in discussions of Trump's blockade of Iran's blockade. The "peace" deal on the table was that Iran and Trump enter a joint toll booth venture, payable in Trump crypto. And WHY that didn't happen is the underlying question. 401088304
Reposted by @melissadissents.bsky.socialTrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 13/04/2026I mean, does Trump think that he’s campaigning against Pope Leo in some kind of election? What’s next, holding a Trump rally outside of the Vatican? www.reuters.com/world/trump-...reuters.comTrump attacks Pope Leo, calling him 'terrible' for foreign policy and 'weak' on crimeU.S. President Donald Trumpattacked Pope Leo XIV late on Sunday following the pontiff's criticism of his foreign and immigration policies. 89532
Reposted by @melissadissents.bsky.socialAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Periodic reminder that the president has lost his fucking mind 37961201254
Reposted by @melissadissents.bsky.socialYer-ol’-pal-Unkledak🇨🇦 @unkledak.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Good this is what needs to happen in the U.S. Those that broke the law need to be prosecuted to the full extent. 03110
Reposted by @melissadissents.bsky.socialMike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Orban losing is a tremendous victory for democracy, a huge defeat for Russia, and an embarrassing loss for Donald Trump and JD Vance, who decided to meddle in that election for one of their autocratic friends. Fuck them. They deserve this defeat. 1530648
Reposted by @melissadissents.bsky.socialTrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 09/04/2026'Pentagon Threatened the Pope After He Criticized Trump' A rub-your-eyes-in-disbelief headline. newrepublic.com/post/208820/...newrepublic.comPentagon Threatened the Pope After He Criticized TrumpIt was so bad that Pope Leo changed his plans to travel to the U.S. 04728
Reposted by @melissadissents.bsky.socialMike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Source: www.thefp.com/p/why-the-va...thefp.comWhy the Vatican and the White House Are on the OutsInside the collapse of Washington’s relationship with the first American pope. 56623
Reposted by @melissadissents.bsky.socialCeleste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social · 08/04/2026If you did not enjoy today, then call your reps and senators tomorrow and say this 👇 61555454
Reposted by @melissadissents.bsky.socialBeJohnSay 🖤🤎✡️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ @bejohnsay.bsky.social · 07/04/2026In Korea, when the president declared martial law after midnight and erected barricades in Seoul, congressional reps from all parties ran into the streets, yanked ak47s from the army at the barricades, broke down the locked door to Congress, repealed the martial law order, and arrested the president 78114703788
Reposted by @melissadissents.bsky.socialAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 08/04/2026The United States lost the war with Iran and is now also forcing the rest of the world to pay the reparations the US owes. 38866309
